What color is #EFEBBE?

#EFEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFEBBE?

The RGB value is 239, 235, 190: 239 red, 235 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFEBBE?

The complementary color is #BEC2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFEBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFEBBE color

#EFEBBE rgb(239, 235, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EFEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.2% green and 74.5% blue (239, 235, 190).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 60% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#EFEBBE color codes

HEX	`#EFEBBE`
RGB	`rgb(239, 235, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 60%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 21%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, -5.8, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 23.12, 104.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.599, 81.486, 60.504)`
Decimal	`15723454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFEBBE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFEBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFEBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFEBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efebbe; }
.text { color: #efebbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efebbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 235 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efebbe, #dbefbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #EFEBBE?: #EFEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFEBBE?: The RGB value is 239, 235, 190: 239 red, 235 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFEBBE?: The complementary color is #BEC2EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFEBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.